Underplayed Gems

PICNIC (2018)

PICNIC cover
Developer
A.D. Klumpp
Platforms
Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.1 of 5, 11 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 21 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A disorienting, barely-playable labyrinth that feels less like a game and more like trudging through a stranger's lucid dream while harsh noise scrapes the edges

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What players say

Players are split on whether PICNIC is a meaningful art experience or pretentious garbage. Some appreciate its atmosphere and symbolism, while others find it an unplayable walking simulator with painfully slow movement and scripted falls.

Screenshots

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More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.